Brazil Complete Guide 2026: Rio, São Paulo, Iguaçu, Salvador, Brasília and Beyond
Browse more guides: Brazil travel | South America destinations Brazil Complete Guide 2026: Rio, São Paulo, Iguaçu, Salvador, Brasília and Beyond TL;DR I planned my first Brazil trip thinking I could see it in ten days. I was wrong. Brazil is a continent disguised as a country, and after three visits I still feel like a beginner. This guide covers what I actually used and what I would do differently. Rio de Janeiro is the obvious anchor: Christ the Redeemer on Corcovado, Sugarloaf at 396 metres, Copacabana's four kilometres of beach, and the Carioca Landscapes inscribed by UNESCO in 2012. From Rio I flew to Foz do Iguaçu for the Brazilian side of the falls, which gives you the panoramic view of all 275 cascades and the 82-metre drop at Devil's Throat. São Paulo is where Brazil's money lives, with 22 million people in the metro region, MASP on Avenida Paulista, the graffiti walls of Vila Madalena, and the Liberdade Japanese quarter for lunch. Salvador in Bahia is the cul...